“Building International Higher Education Partnerships”

Bologna Ireland conference: “Placing

Bologna in Context”

Dublin, 14th of October

Dr. Julia González – University of Deusto-Bilbao-Spain

Outline of the presentationOutline of the presentation

1- Introduction

2- ....behind International Partnerships

3- Case Studies and Models

4- Problems and Challenges

5- Benefits and Added Value

6- The road to success

7- Conclusions

1- Introduction1- Introduction

Building International Partnerships

The place in the Bologna Process

Europe and the world

The scope Action 1 and Action 2 :Regional

Cooperation in terms of mobility

2- ..... behind International Partnerships

A type of vision of Higher Education

The belief in cooperation

The belief in intercultural dialogue

Developing the global citizen

The European way. Appreciation and

integration of diversity

3- Case Studies and Models

International Humanitarian Action

Euroculture

Lifelong Learning

Transnational Law and Finance

Management of Sustainable Health

Migration and Social Cohesion

Languages in International Contexts

3- Case Studies and Models

International Humanitarian Action

An Intensive Programme for all

Agreed Core Curricula for the 1st Sem

Options- Agreed movility for the 2nd Sem

Combination of :

-Internship and Research

-Mobility outside Europe

4- Problems and Challenges4- Problems and Challenges

The legal issue- The joint degree

A one person dream. Critical masses

Lack of academic jointness: Profile, unity

Repetition and lack of progression

Different approaches to common goals

Different financial expectations

Different systems of quality control & timing

Difference in Institutional Commitment

5-Benefits and Added Value5-Benefits and Added Value

• Meeting new demands in a global society • Studying in different countries• With a clear international profile• Advancement in linguistic mastery• Diversity in learning strategies/ approaches • Broader understanding of issues---------------------------------------------------------• Joint search for quality. Joint learning• Academic relevance and complementarity• Impact on type of employability• World visibility. Strategy for development• Future centres for excellence• Impact for the Institution

6-The road to success6-The road to success

Building appropriate international alliances The partners: numbers, logic, interaction

Building on strengths- Conscience of choices The capacity and the strategy

Building a real joint venture The Programme

6-The road to success6-The road to success

Building a real joint venture: Analysing needs and capacities Creating the adequate profile Selecting the appropriate competences and LO Analysing the “common” resources and their place in

the programme Agreeing on the appropriate level of competences Studying the progression as the learner moves on Identifying the essence of each of the units Looking for the best learning strategies in each case Agreeing on workload -learning outcomes Securing a comparable assessment system Developing programme quality

7- Conclusions: Importance of joint 7- Conclusions: Importance of joint programmesprogrammes

The joint degrees mark the highest level of cooperation

They can make the European Higher Education Area advance in depth and quality

They are a text for institutional / regional support

The commitment to them will mark the future

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Joint degrees mark the highest level of cooperation in

Perception & evaluation of social needs Employability Profile search and definition Elaboration of educational contexts Plan for the joint educational experience Develop learning approaches Share responsibilities Creation of common structures for decision-making Mutual recognition and visibility Academic responsibility of programme, staff/ students Credibility and quality

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They can make the European Higher Education Area advance in depth and quality

The depth of the shared experience

The mutual interdependence, including institutional levels

Development of common structures

The intensity, directness and pace of mutual learning

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They are a text for institutional / regional support

They required a clear and decisive policy of institutional support

It is important to make them sustainable When they are linked with the mission and vision of

the university, they become very significant and effective

When they achieve a high level of quality, they attain an important level of consistency and international visibility to the institution and they become a focal point for internal development and growth

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The commitment to them will mark the future

They are critical for all the stakeholders but they need solid systems behind them so that they can reach the level of quality required

They will mark the level of cooperation European Universities are ready to reach between them or with non-European partners

Symbolic level of the partnerships

Thank you very much for your attention